Current economic conditions aren't only causing dollar stores to increase their prices. High ingredient costs may force McDonald's to raise the prices on its dollar menu. The news comes just as the Golden Arches posted higher than expected second quarter profits and a couple of months after McDonald's said that they would not pass extra costs onto consumers. However, Dollar Menu sales account for 14 percent of the McD's U.S. sales and executives might......

Recent weeks have been very busy at Blue Sky Inn. They just launched a revamped website, passed their Health Department inspection allowing them to open their new café and bakery in Albany Park, and are tying up loose ends in advance of their spring fundraiser next Friday at the Esquire Theatre. The pending opening of the bakery, in particular, is a high water mark for Blue Sky Inn. It not only allows them to......

The listed events were chosen by the editors of Chicagoist and brought to you by the 2009 Toyota Corolla. Hip Hop The duo of Ant and Slug, more commonly known as Atmosphere, are one of the standard bearers for Minneapolis hip-hop, with a fervent following throughout the Midwest. Their latest album, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, is another solid offering of strong rhymes and creative samples. Atmosphere is in......

Any moment now, Blue Sky Inn will open the doors to its new bakery and café. Located at 4749 N. Albany in Albany Park, the bakery will serve as another extension for the non-profit organization's mission of providing creative, recreational and educational activities to at-risk youth. We dropped in Saturday to take a look. The photo above shows the main floor, the wall is covered in fabric that Executive Director Lisa Thompson says will......